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Issue: November 20, 2009
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Articles in this issue:
Bloomberg Busts Out the Cash The Stakes Are High Council Members to Keep an Eye on H2Ohhhhh, No You Don’t! Bronx Bakery Buy-Out Crumbles Stuy-Town Win Could Have Ripple Effect Cashing in on the Housing Crisis A Fresh Education Threatened Community Calendar Reader Comments The Hot Topic: A Growing Climate Change Movement Emerges Why Seattle Still Matters: 1999 WTO Protests Exposed Deep Flaws in Global Capitalism That Remain Unaddressed Converging on Copenhagen At the Energy Crossroads: The Battle for Wind Energy in the Heart of Appalachia Puppets and People Power: An Interview with David Solnit Hacking the Planet Colombia Set to Be Pentagon’s Covert Hub The Ideology of Hope: An Interview with Raj Patel The Goodwill of Wal-Mart Women: A Review of To Serve God and Wal-Mart: The Making of Christian Free Enterprise Stepping Out: A Review of Precious Growing Up as History: A Review of The Lesser Seductions of History ARTICLES
By John Tarleton
Posted in John Tarleton, Local
The Stella D’oro Biscuit Co. in the Bronx closed Oct. 8, putting 136 unionized employees out of work. After a strike that lasted nearly a year and an extensive legal battle, the factory has been sold and much of the plant’s equipment has been dismantled and shipped to a non-union shop in Ohio. read more »
By John Tarleton
Posted in John Tarleton, National
It was still pitch dark outside and a thin, cold mist was in the air when the affinity groups charged with blockading Sixth Avenue and Union Street met for the last time. Scouts reported that the coast was clear. Sitting in the wooden pews of an old downtown Seattle church we reviewed our target once more. After days of nervewracking preparation, we were ready to do our part to shut down the World Trade Organization (WTO). read more »
By Jessica Lee
Posted in Jessica Lee, National
Leaders of 192 nations will convene for the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Dec. 7 through Dec. 18 to hash out badly needed policy to combat global warming and address climate justice. read more »
By Arun Gupta
Posted in Arun Gupta, International
Don’t believe that politicians and corporations lack the will to address climate change. They have the will to deny the science of climate change, the will to sabotage negotiations on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the will to foist half-baked schemes on us to address global calamity. read more »
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